Informix Error Messages and Error Codes From Error 54502 to 54508

Informix Error Code -54502 Invalid mode entered.
Use “esql20” or “odbc20” if you are converting from NewEra 2.x to NewEra 3.0. Use “esql30” or “odbc30” if you are converting from NewEra 3.0 to NewEra 2.x. The -m symbols must be followed by one of the following specifications, depending on what you are trying to do:
If the symbol is esql20, convert source to CCL/INFORMIX 3.0.
If the symbol is esql30, convert source to CCL/INFORMIX 2.0.
If the symbol is odbc20, convert source to CCL/ODBC 3.0.
If the symbol is odbc30, convert source to CCL/ODBC 2.0.
Informix Error Code -54503 Backup file could not be created. Check if the file already exists or if the file permissions are incorrect.
The specified file cannot be created for some reason. Check the permissions of the directory and the backup file. Also, verify that no file with the same name already exists in the current directory.

Informix Error Code -54505 Invalid argument given in the command line.
You used the wrong command-line syntax for CCLMIG. For the correct syntax, refer to Appendix E of the Development Tools Reference.
Informix Error Code -54506 One or more tokens on the following line could not be converted.
The cclmig utility did not convert the whole line or a part of the line because of language restrictions. Check the line number and examine the code.

Informix Error Code -54507 getODBCErrorCode is called in this line. Please examine your source code to determine if further modifications are required.
The cclmig utility did not convert the whole line because the code in the line needs to be examined carefully before a modification is made.
Informix Error Code -54508 Program died due to an internal processing error. This was probably caused by a source code line exceeding 1024 characters.
The program was unable to handle the required processing. Check the input filename for any discrepancies. Revise the source code so that no single line exceeds 1024 characters.

Above are list of Informix Error Messages and Errors Codes or Status Codes or Exit Codes along with Error and Warning messages received while performing certain operation against Informix applications or related products.

What are Informix Error Messages?
All Informix messages returned by the Informix server are assigned an error code.

In general, each Informix error contains the following information:
• The Informix Error Code or Informix Error status
• The message text. This text is usually returned with the Error code. Some messages employ word substitution, where the word substituted represents the system-replacement of a term more specific to the occurrence.
• An explanation of how the error may have occurred.

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